We are coming to see that there should be no stifling of labor by capital, or of capital by labor; and also that there should be no stifling of labor by labor, or of capital by capital.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLERThe best philanthropy is constantly in search of the finalities-a search for a cause, an attempt to cure evils at their source.
More John D. Rockefeller Quotes
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A friendship built on business can be glorious, while a business built on friendship can be murder.
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To think! All that power and he wasn’t even rich!
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Never was I power thirsty, or trying to control everyone. I believed in educating everyone, so they could all get to the position I was at.
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When work goes out of style we may expect to see civilization totter and fall.
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The only question with wealth is, what do you do with it?
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After it is all over, the religion of man is his most important possession.
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And we are never too old to study the Bible. Each time the lessons are studied comes some new meaning, some new thought which will make us better.
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I was born into it and there was nothing I could do about it. It was there, like air or food, or any other element. The only question with wealth is what you do with it.
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If you want to succeed you should strike out on new paths, rather than travel the worn paths of accepted success.
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Success comes from keeping the ears open and the mouth closed.
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I do not think that there is any other quality so essential to success of any kind as the quality of perseverance. It overcomes almost everything, even nature.
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I can think of nothing less pleasurable than a life devoted to pleasure.
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I never placed my head upon the pillow at night without reminding myself that my success might only be temporary.
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The secret of success is to get up early, work late and strike oil.
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Capital and labor are both wild forces which require intelligent legislation to hold them in restriction.
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